Needle Delights Originals

I've had trouble adding photos to my blog and finally figured out a way to work around it and get some added so here we go!  Here are a few photos I've recently received from people who've done awesome things with some of my Color Delights patterns! First up is Rainbow - Jodi B. added two borders to my original design and really elevated it!  Jana B. has been working on what she calls her "Color Delights Mashup" and just sent me a photo of the finished piece! She was inspired by  this post.  She did a great job and even changed some of the colors to use the designs she wanted.  I've just finished Stained Glass Stars, which I will be releasing next month. There will be alternate colorways listed in the pattern - I'll show them to you later but here's my finished stitching. Next up is writing the instructions - definitely not the fun part! This is the last week to register for my Shining Needle class "Hope & Love...

Wishing you much love and hope and all the strength, courage, and energy to make 2014 the best year ever. While I enjoyed the holidaying, stitching, and quilting in December, I'm actually looking forward to "getting back to work".   I've just finished stitching (woohoo; I already have a finish for 2014!) a second colorway for a new design I think will be offered through     Shining Needle Society.   Here is the first colorway I did and I’m calling it "Hope".  I have a very close friend who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer so this one is pretty close to my heart and will eventually be sent to her. She was actually diagnosed after I had this done...   I’m calling the second colorway “Love” as it represents my support of the American Heart Association and especially, Women's Heart issues.  Working with red is always a challenge as it doesn’t shade well but I’m happy with the way this turned out.  When I photographed the...